LONDON (July 2, 2014) – The rapid expansion of the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries in Europe is fueling the demand for hygienic, high-quality positive displacement pumps. Peristaltic pumps are of particular interest to such industries, which produce products for consumption. These pumps minimize contamination and resist corrosion by ensuring that fluid flows through flexible tubes or hoses that are placed within pump housing.

MÖLNDAL, Sweden (July 2, 2014) – Elos Fixturlaser, subsidiary of Elos AB, has been acquired by the French company ACOEM. The acquisition strengthens ACOEM’s position in the field of predictive maintenance.

DENVER (July 1, 2014) – CH2M HILL announced that Lee McIntire will retire as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the September 2014 Board meeting.

McIntire served as CEO from 2009 through 2013 and as Chairman since 2010. He joined the firm in 2006 as president and COO. During that time the company experienced significant growth, expanding in the U.S. and internationally.

HIGHLAND, Ill. (July 1, 2014) – Power management company Eaton is helping give back to the community by providing a $5,000 sponsorship to Make-A-Wish Illinois on behalf of its B-Line business. Not only will the donation be used to help facilitate a local 5K run/walk fundraiser in the southern Illinois region, it will also serve as a large portion of the funds needed to support a wish for a local child battling a life-threatening medical condition.

PETERBOROUGH, England (July 1, 2014) – Metso has signed an agreement with Babcock & Wilcox Vølund to supply automation for a greenfield energy-from-waste plant in Peterborough, U.K.

TREVOSE, Pa. (July 1, 2014) – GE announced that it has agreed to acquire Monsal, a private U.K.-based water, waste, advanced anaerobic digestion and integrated biogas-to-energy business.

RYE BROOK, N.Y. (July 1, 2014) – Xylem Inc. announced the divestiture of its Wolverhampton, United Kingdom-based valves business, Xylem Flow Control Limited, to Rotork plc, an actuator manufacturer and flow control company, for approximately $30 million (£18 million).

ABU DHABI, UAE (June 30, 2014) – The Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations, ADCO, has become the first oil and gas company in the Arabian Gulf to achieve the new ISO 55001 standard certification for its Asset Management System.

This follows the completion of an external audit conducted by the relevant international certification body. ADCO had previously used the BSI PAS 55 system.